Faust
12/04/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Gounod's Faust is one of the most beloved operas in the repertory, and we hear it in a vintage recording that features Nicolai Gedda, Victoria de los Angeles, and Boris Christoff.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:05pm
Faust: Act I
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra |
| Conductor | André Cluytens |
| Soloists | Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69983 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
1:35pm
Faust: Act II
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra |
| Conductor | André Cluytens |
| Soloists | Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Ernest Blanc, baritone ; Victor Autran, baritone ; Liliane Berton, soprano |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69983 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
2:07pm
Faust: Act III
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra |
| Conductor | André Cluytens |
| Soloists | Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Ernest Blanc, baritone ; Liliane Berton, soprano ; Rita Gorr, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69983 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
3:00pm
Faust: Act IV
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra |
| Conductor | André Cluytens |
| Soloists | Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass ; Ernest Blanc, baritone ; Liliane Berton, soprano ; Rita Gorr, mezzo-soprano |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69983 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
3:35pm
Faust: Act V
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre et Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra |
| Conductor | André Cluytens |
| Soloists | Victoria de los Angeles, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Boris Christoff, bass |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Faust |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 69983 |
| Release Year | 1959 |
4:33pm
Mireille (excerpt)
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of the Capitole de Toulouse |
| Conductor | Michel Plasson |
| CD/Album | Charles Gounod: Mireille |
| Record co./Cat # | Angel SZCX-3905 [vinyl] |
4:37pm
Roméo et Juliette: Ah! lève-toi, soleil!
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra and Chorus of the Capitole de Toulouse |
| Conductor | Michel Plasson |
| Soloists | Roberto Alagna, tenor |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Roméo et Juliette |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 56123 |
| Release Year | 1998 |
4:41pm
Roméo et Juliette: Nuit d'hyménée
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Metropolitan Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Emil Cooper |
| Soloists | Bidú Sayão, soprano ; Jussi Bjoerling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Gounod: Roméo et Juliette |
| Record co./Cat # | Soria MET 11 [vinyl] |
4:53pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |